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Straight Shot 8: Two Nuns and a Freedom Fighter with a Boiled Eye.
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Today's podcast is a look into three women I was related to, who's memories and stories I hold dear. Two rather brilliant and pragmatic nuns who really seen some shit. Fantastic women who were some of the best educators the Church had to offer. The 3rd woman was a member of the 'Cumann na mBan' aka the Female wing of the IRA, who was around for 'The Burning of Cork' and managed to get a rather special 'One Up' on the aul Black & Tans. Good on ya girl. She later boiled out her eye... but thats a different story. Go to 29min 30sec to skip the story about the nuns!!
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